Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
मम पृष्ठिश्चिरं भूप त्वया दग्धाग्निनाऽपुरा । अहं ज्वलंतीमिव तां पश्याम्यद्यापि सत्रिणा
mama pṛṣṭhiściraṃ bhūpa tvayā dagdhāgninā'purā | ahaṃ jvalaṃtīmiva tāṃ paśyāmyadyāpi satriṇā
ข้าแต่พระภูปะ กาลก่อนท่านได้เผาหลังของข้าด้วยไฟ. แม้วันนี้ เมื่อข้าประกอบยัญญกรรมอยู่ ข้ายังเห็นมันราวกับยังลุกโชนอยู่เสมอ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)
Listener: bhūpa/nṛpa (king)
Scene: A tortoise-form or afflicted being shows/recalls a burn scar on the back, speaking to the king; the scar is depicted as a glowing memory, contrasting with the calm of a ritual setting.
FAQs
Even when performed in a ritual context, harm leaves enduring impressions; dharma calls for non-injury and mindful rite.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
It references satra/yajña practice indirectly, but gives no explicit instruction—only the remembered consequence of fire.